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Take part in an event and help to raise money for children who have difficulties talking and understanding what others say. You could enter our Hall of Fame – you’ll be in good company. George took part in the Sheffield mini-run with his dad and cousins and raised £145. ‘I am running 1.5km with my…

Bercow: Ten Years On is a national review of support for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). It comes ten years after John Bercow led a similar, Government commissioned, review. As part of the review two new surveys have been launched – one for commissioners and the other for employers….

The Communication Trust is running a short survey seeking to your views and experiences of working with parents to support their child or young person’s speech, language and communication development. Please complete the survey before Thursday 6 July and enter a prize draw to win a set of Speech, Language and Communication Progression Tools! Go to…

‘Fun in the Sun’ is a summer sports programme run in July and August 2017 for young people with social communication needs and their families. It is organised by Action-attainment and run by Brentford FC Community Sports Trust. It is recognised that some teenagers need a bit more support, smaller groups and understanding coaches to…

Bercow: Ten Years On inquiry seeks views of children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) As part of Bercow: Ten Years On, a review designed to examine support for children and young people with SLCN in England, I CAN and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) are asking…

Shining a light on the marginalised, disenfranchised and forgotten children of today’s schools. In this short and very readable book the author, Jarlath O’Brien, who is himself the headteacher of a special school, clearly demonstrates how the current education system treats SEN as a peripheral issue and children with SEN as an afterthought. Download the…

Family Fund have secured funding for 2017/18 in all four UK countries to support their grant programmes for families. In England, the Department for Education has confirmed that it will maintain its £27.3 million annual funding for Family Fund for three years from 2017-18. The second year of the three-year funding agreement in Wales is…

Children and young people say that they sometimes feel angry, frustrated and distressed if others don’t understand them. They can also feel these emotions when for example others interrupt, shout or tease and don’t take the time to listen. Research into the views of children and young people with communication needs shows the importance of…